10:48 PM ET Associated Press ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will have to call the College Football Playoff semifinal between No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Ohio State from home. Herbstreit posted Tuesday night on Twitter that he was feeling good and his family is OK. He said he
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6:46 PM ET Buffalo junior running back Jaret Patterson announced Tuesday that he will forgo his senior season and declare for the NFL draft. Patterson, who tied the FBS record for rushing touchdowns in a game (eight) in November, made the announcement via Twitter. Psalms 91 #ForeverABull 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽#HornsUp pic.twitter.com/6vPbZNuqNR — Jaret Patterson #️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ (@__JP26) December
3:12 PM ET The Mercari Texas Bowl between Arkansas and TCU has been canceled, bowl officials said Tuesday. The game, which was scheduled for New Year’s Eve at NRG Stadium in Houston, was canceled because of an increase in positive COVID-19 tests, injuries and other circumstances within TCU’s program. TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati said
2:48 PM ET Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — – Illinois quarterback Brandon Peters will return for a third season with the Illini and play for new coach Bret Bielema, the team announced Tuesday. Peters spent three years at Michigan before joining Illinois in 2019 and made a big impact that season, throwing for 1,884 yards
12:17 PM ET Associated Press DeVonta Smith of Alabama is The Associated Press college football player of the year and the first wide receiver to win the award since it was established in 1998. In what could be a preview of the Heisman Trophy voting, Smith received 26 first-place votes and 114 points to finish
10:00 AM ET Alabama and Notre Dame will play in the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Capital One on Friday at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN app. The Crimson Tide have won two national championships in the College Football Playoff era and have made the playoff six of the past seven years
8:00 AM ET CHRIS LEHMANN DISCOVERED he had become an unlikely object of curiosity when he found out media outlets were speculating on his whereabouts, as if he was some sort of fugitive with an 18-wheeler loaded with football equipment. He discovered he was a minor celebrity when he realized he was about 400 miles
6:47 PM ET Tiom VanHaaren Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson announced Monday that he is forgoing the NFL draft and will return to play another season for the Wolverines. Hutchinson, a junior, suffered a leg injury against Indiana in Michigan’s third game that required season-ending surgery. There were questions whether he would return to Michigan
12:21 PM ET Associated Press Heisman Trophy finalists Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith have been selected to the Associated Press All-America team, leading a contingent of five Alabama players on the first-team offense. Crimson Tide running back Najee Harris, tackle Alex Leatherwood and center Landon Dickerson are also first-team selections. No. 1 Alabama is the
1:09 PM ET Florida starting wide receiver Trevon Grimes will skip Wednesday’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic to begin preparation for the 2021 NFL draft, he announced Monday. Grimes ranks third on the team in receptions (38), receiving yards (589) and receiving touchdowns (9). He’s the second prominent Gators pass-catcher to opt out of the game